>>>Don't _all_ those various versions of the image to open the Carcassi method feature a pinky plant? It seems to me the famous image of Aguado looks to have him with his pinky firmly planted on the bridge.
Eugene<<< >From Aguado's Method: ''Some rest the little finger of the right hand on the soundboard so as to give sureness to the hand when plucking'' He then goes on to plug his tripod - a device for holding the guitar in a fixed position - which, he argues, makes it unnecessary to use the pinky. In other words, if you don't use the tripod, use a pinky. [BTW, not everyone knows what a pinky is - originally a Scots word (hurray!) which found its way to America, and wasn't generally used in England until very recently. I have had quite a few English students who don't know what a pinky is. So for our non-Scots/American brothers and sisters: pinkie = little finger.] Rob PS I mention this subject in a short essay on my website: www.musicintime.co.uk. Click on Rob MacKillop, then 'The 19th-century Guitar - Part 1'. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
